Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 2,2005 - SEVEN
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) re
ports handling the following
business:
Oct.
18:
-BPD
received a report of a subject
at Chevron Station yelling
and w earing scrag g ily
clothes.
-B PD re c eiv e d a
report that Susan Donnell
H arris, 29, was issued a
c ita tio n
for
driv in g
uninsured.
-B PD receiv ed a
report that a driv er was
warned for driving habits.
Subject is going to the rest
area to sleep for two hours.
Subject w as-all over the
road.
-MCSO received a
report that Gene Ray Ball,
19, was arrested by UCSO
on multiple warrants.
-MCSO received a
report that Hermiston PD
arrested Vanessa Chavez,
19, on an IJC warrant, for
failing to appear for driving
while suspended.
-MCSO received a
report that a vehicle ran
through the reporter’s fence
last night.
-MCSO received a
report that Federico Galvez
Angulo, 40, was issued a
citation for driving without
a license.
-MCSO received a
report of a vehicle with his
breaks on fire.
-MCSO received a
report that D w ayne Boe
Losacco, 38, was issued a
citation for driving while
suspended.
-MCSO received a
re p o rt
th at
R olando
C ardenas Avila, 29, was
issued a citation for driving
uninsured.
-MCSO received a
hang up 911. Attempted to
call back 3 times, no answer,
left message on cell phone.
Subject called back, advised
everything was ok; son was
playing with the phone.
-MCSO received a
report that Chaunesy Lynn
A llan, 34, was issued a
citation for no operater’s
license.
-MCSO received a
report o f a m issing adult
driving a 1999 White Ford
Explorer. Subject should
have been home no later then
by 6:30 or 7 p.m. Subject
later made contact with the
home and is ok.
-MCSO received a
re p o rt th at F ran cisco
Acevedo, 39, was issued a
citation for no operating
license.
-MCSO received a
report that Kevin Edward
Ellison, 40, was arrested by
M CSO on Union County
Warrant for failing to appear
for d riv in g u n d er the
influence.
-MCSO received a
hang up 911 from cell phone.
Oct.
16:
-BPD
-MCSO received a
report of a subject flipping
an ATV, possibly dislocated
or broke shoulder. Subjects
drove th e m selv e s in,
reporter requests the MCSO
notify PMH o f incom ing
patient.
-M C SO a rre sted
Joseph William Hall, 53, for
driving under the influence
and driving while suspended.
-MCSO received a
report that Roy Nunez, 19,
w as arre sted by O SP-
Hermiston on IJC warrant
for failing to appear for
driving while suspended.
-MCSO received a
report that Douglas Co SO
a rre sted R ich ard N eil
B ritta in , 44, on M CSO
warrant for failing to appear
for Theft I.
-MCSO received a
report that the reporter had
a male subject in her yard.
Reporter last saw the subject
about five minutes before the
call.
-MCSO received a
report that three vehicles
were road hunting on the
Irrigation property.
Oct. 20: -M C SO
received a report that Francis
D avid Pesak, 66, was
arrested on UC warrant in La
Grande for failing to appear
for driving while suspended.
-MCSO received a
rep o rt that Tyson Jon
Fitzm aurice was issued a
citation for going 75 mph in
a 55 mph.
-MCSO received a
report that Thomas Redfield
Finlay II, 37, was issued a
citation for going 82 mph in
a 65 mph.
-MCSO received a
report that Jeffery Layton
Holmes, 34, was arrested on
UC warrant for failing to pay
fine for d riv in g w hile
suspended.
-MCSO received a
report that a dog showed up
in the m orning to the
reporter’s house. The dog
was bloody in the face and
acted like it been abused.
-MCSO received a
report about a vehicle sitting
across the street, parked on
side o f the road facing
apartments. Male subject is
waiting for wife.
-MCSO received a
report that a three year old
chewed on the end of a glow
in the dark stick. Subject was
transferred to poison control
center.
-M C SO a rre sted
Robert Curtiss Pullum, 37,
for D om estic IV-DV,
strangulation and interfering
with a 911.
-MCSO received a
report on a male getting beat
up. The reporter across the
street requests we call the
police. Unknown weapons
and injuries.
-MCSO received a
report that Alex Ahumada,
19, was arrested by OSP on
UC warrant for failing to pay
fine, contem pt o f court,
driving while suspended and
possession of less than an
ounce of Marijuana.
-B PD re ceiv ed a
rep o rt th at th ere was a
d o m estic in p ro g ress.
Between male and female,
both are form er m ilitary
p e rso n al, both hig h ly
intoxicated.
-IFD were requested
at school bonfire.
Oct. 21: -M C SO
received a report of a brown
Chevy pickup parked in a
field . S u b ject w as a
construction inspector that
was supervising a building
project on 11 St. just south
of Idaho St. No problems
noted and no act taken.
-MCSO received a
report that a brown truck
pulling a trailer broke off one
of the reporter’s sprinkler
received a report that Fred
Eugene Stephens Jr., 45, was
issued a citation for driving
while suspended.
-B PD re c eiv e d a
re p o rt that H um berto
M adrigal Garcia, 20, was
issued a citation on an IJC
warrant.
-MCSO received a
report that a 70-year-old
female woke up on the floor
and does not rem em ber
falling. Subject is conscious
and breathing.
-MCSO received a
911 c all; th ere was a
language barrier, a possible
fight in progress between
son and father. The subject
involved, Jose A O riona
Garcia, 20, was arrested on
IJC warrant for failing to
appear for driving while
suspended.
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Shamrockettes announce raffle
winners
A VIEW FROM THE HILL
by Doris Brosnan
The staff and residents of Willow Creek Terrace
The Shamrockettes Dance Team would like to
announce that Jake VanDoom and Sue Gibbs were winners view a birthday as one of the most important reasons for a
celebration, and they have had several such celebrations
of the blanket raffle.
during these past two months. The “baby” of the group,
Blankets will be delivered to the winners.
Fred Painter, was 79 in September, and Nina Harshman
and Murl "Stubby” Rogers also celebrated their birthdays
with their neighbors in September. In October, birthday
girls Verna Brinda and Cleo Edwards were pleased to share
their special days with friends. And, typical of a month at
Due to their strong
team w ork, the C ardinals game 14-25. At last, the the Terrace, N ovem ber will bring another birthday
celebration, for George Jefferies.
pulled out the win on their Cardinals took the match 15-
A typical week at Willow Creek Terrace includes
8
in
the
last
game.
hom e co u rt ag ain st the
exercises
on weekday mornings, a movie matinee on the
H elping
the
Redsides Friday, Oct. 28.
weekend,
Bingo or crafts with Duane Jones and other
South Wasco is on the West Cardinals to their victory
side o f the Big Sky was ju n io r S tep h an ie Nazarene Church members on Mondays, card games with
C onference, which made Holland who made every Joe Burleson and Arnie A ppleton on Tuesdays, the
afternoon reading of the Gazette Times with Suzanne
Friday’s game a great chance one of her 25 serves over.
Jepsen,
M elissa M onaco, Betty C arlson, or Sharon
Teonna
for the Cardinals to see what Sophom ore
Woodside
on Wednesdays and an afternoon of games with
they are to expect at the Vandever rotated in several
St. Patrick Catholic Church members on Fridays.
D istric t T ournam ent on times throughout the match
A typical week at the Terrace will also include
as
a
strong
front
row
player.
Saturday, November 5.
several
other
lively activities that complete a wide variety
lone took the first The Cardinals had defeated
of
pleasures.
In
Sept, residents enjoyed a piano performance
game 25-12 giving them the C ondon Blue D evils
on the 10. followed by music of the OF Time Fiddlers on
co n fid e n ce fo r the next earlier in the week to force a
the 11. They were pleased to visit with the Episcopal/
playoff
game
between
lone
game. By the end of the
Lutheran Youth Group at dinner on the 18, and enjoyed
and
C
ondon
to
fin
a
liz
e
second game the crowd was
T ournam ent preparations for the Appreciation BBQ they hosted for
holding onto th eir seats D istrict
volunteers on Sept. 25, an event relished by guests and
w hen they lost 20-25. positions “The key to our
hosts alike.
Luckily, they won the third wins against both Condon
October brought Cindy Sumner’s Tumbling Class
and
South
Wasco
this
week
game 25-23 taking them to
for a dem onstration, on the day before H allow een
was
our
team
effort
and
yet a fourth game. The match
decorating on the 3. It was then that they started planning
was taken back into the communication,” said lone
their costuming for this year's spook night. While those
Redsides’ hands in the fourth coach Brandi Orem.
plans took shape, residents were delighted to have the Has-
Been-Wanna-Be's back for a performance, with a little bit
of dancing, on the 19lh. And the OF Time Fiddlers returned
on the 23rd for more toe-tapping music and an Ice Cream
Associated Women of the
Social. That combination was such a hit that residents think
World will hold their 2006
it should happen every time the fiddlers come.
By Marlene Currin Family
Triennial Meeting there.
& Community Education
On Halloween, Duane Jones held a special “trick-
The Fam ily and or-treat” bingo session, and the staff and residents put in
District VII Director
The Annual Meeting Community Education of considerable time preparing for trick-or-treaters who might
of Fam ily & Com m unity Oregon Board develop and pay them a visit. Everyone who did stop by was in for a
E d u catio n w as held in write various lessons for the real treat because the staff members had dressed up like
Portland, October 35, 2005. Oregon Study G roups in the people they will become in another thirty or forty years
Marlene Currin of Heppner various counties. In October, and the residents had turned into "punk rockers.”
and L ucille Staughan o f Mrs. Currin delivered the
November will find some of the residents attending
Pendleton both attended the 2006 lessons to the County the Veterans Day Celebration at Heppner High School on
Annual Meeting. President Councils of Union County at the 10 and later enjoying a drive for a look at the fall colors
B onnie T eeples from LaG rande and U m atilla/ and the abundance of wildlife in the country. The families
C ounty
at
Klamath Falls conducted the M orrow
of the residents will be invited to join in holiday preparations
Pendleton,
and
informed
the
m eetin g , and in stalled
and dinners. Those special Nov. and Dec. dinners will feel
President Elect Edgel Sudul m em bers o f the A nnual even more festive this year, as Melba Quackenbush’s
from Boring to serve as the M eeting program . These grandchildren will serve them on two new sets of holiday
new 2006 President of FCE. lessons include Container tablecloths, memorial gifts to Willow Creek Terrace. The
F in lan d , “decking of the halls” party will be on December 3 this
Lucille Straughan nominated G ard en in g ,
Surviving
in
a
World
of Hurt, year, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Volunteers will be heartily
Marlene Currin to serve as
Foundation
for
Character.
District VII Director for a
greeted, and finger foods will keep everyone's energy up
term of three years expiring Faces o f D epression and for the decorating.
Oregon Rocks and Gems.
Dec. 31,2008.
And so the pace continues. Boredom does not
There are several reside at the Terrace, but sixteen vivacious residents do,
Marlene Currin and
Marylee Plitt of Chiloquin active study groups from and they view that pace as one of the best things about
wrote a. lesson this summer Milton-Freewater, Athena, living on the hill.
and p resen ted it to 72 Pendleton, two in LaGrande,
m em bers on W ednesday and Heppner’s Pine City. For
morning all about Finland. m ore in fo rm atio n about
Finland is the country of a tte n d in g call M arlene
Malcom-Martin
study this year because the Currin, 676-9711.
Cardinals win against
Redsides
Annual family & community
education held
Wedding
St. Patrick’s senior center news
Heppner Christian Church volunteers are hosting
the noon meal at the senior center, Nov. 9.
The board expresses gratitude to Central Red Apple
Market for two boxes of bananas donated earlier in October.
A word of appreciation to John Edmundson for digging
out the puncture vine in the center’s parking lot. He
attended to safety as well as beauty by taking note of this
noxious weed, and disposing of it.
The senior bus is taking passengers to the Columbia
Basin Electric C oop’s Annual M eeting in Fossil on
Thursday, November 3. Ed Baker announced that departure
from the Senior Center is 2:30 p.m. Registration will take
place after they arrive. Be sure to call the center office if
you want to go.
Flu shots will be offered again on November 12,
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Morrow County Health Dept,
staff will be conducting the immunizations. Registration
will be in the common room, and shots are given in the
center office.
The next regular center board meeting will be
November 16, 12:30 p.m. in the center office. Planning for
a meaningful annual meeting will be one of the agenda items.
Vaccine available for lone students
By Bryn Browning
The Morrow County Health Department will be
offering to lone Community School students (ages 11-18),
a combination Tetanus and Pertussis booster (Tdap). These
vaccinations will be available at the November 9th Flu
clinic, being held at the lone Fire Hall. This vaccine is
recommended to all 11-18 year olds, but is only being
offered to lone students at this time. It will later be made
available to all others of this age group when vaccine
supplies are available. lone students have been given
priority as a result of the recent suspect Pertussis cases in
the community.
I a p p re cia te the M orrow C ounty H ealth
Department and Jennifer Jaca for assistance regarding
suspect cases of Pertussis (whooping cough) in our school.
With their help we have been able to inform our parents
and students on how the disease is spread and have taken
precautions in the school to avoid additional cases. For
more information on Pertussis, you can log onto the Center
for Disease Control at www.cdc.gov
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Melissa M artin and Benham Malcom
Benham Malcom and Melissa Martin were married
October 15.2005 in a small ceremony and reception aboard
the Chere Amie Yacht in Coronado, California. Benham
Malcom was originally from Heppner. Oregon and Melissa
Martin, originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. Benham is
employed by Commercial Properties as a Senior Marketing
Association for Commercial Real Estate. M elissa is
employed by AAA Auto Club Arizona as M arketing
Manager. The couple will reside in Chandler. Arizona.
Attendees included Benham’s sister and her family;
Camille. Steve. Amellia and Sara Peck of lone. Oregon.